David Pownall's drama about the life of Charles Babbage, regarded as one of the great scientific brains of the 19th century, who first conceived the computer but died a failure. Show more
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Robert Glenister reads a new specially-commissioned story by David Pownall recounting an unusual journey taken by a father and son, both of whom are writers. Show more
Drama on 4
Tongues of Fire
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
David Pownall imagines fireworks between WB Yeats and Sean O'Casey. A Nobel laureate visits Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1913 and each Irish dramatist suspects the other has an agenda. Show more
During a visit to Ireland, a chance encounter with a museum curator has a profound effect on three elderly academics and their attitudes towards mortality. Read by Hannah Gordon. Show more
David Pownall
Concorde
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A determination to win weighs heavily on an elderly sailor. A story of obsession and close attention to detail. Read by Bernard Cribbins. Show more
The American Grandmother: David Pownall's drama in which a woman faces strong opposition when confronting her estranged Liverpool family who are gripped by guilt and grief. Show more
Drama on 4
Finding Freud
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
John Houston commissioned the French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre to write a film about Sigmund Freud. Little did he know the nightmare he was letting them both in for! Show more
An entrepreneur moves a pickled whale from the Cape of Good Hope round Southern Africa to make a fortune. Stars Vincent Ebrahim. Show more